United Autosports to expand to four cars for LMP3 Cup finale while Vergers joins
United Autosports will run four cars in the final LMP3 Cup round at Donington Park on September 16/17, with Jonny Mowlem and Bonamy Grimes set to make their series debut in a Ligier JS P3.
Experienced sportscar racer Mowlem and Grimes are regulars in the GT Cup in an FF Corse Ferrari 458 Challenge. They are provisionally planning to contest both series on the same weekend.
“Jonny has driven prototypes a lot, he’s really experienced so hopefully he’ll transfer some of that knowledge to me,” said Grimes. “I might skip some of the races, we’ll have to play it by ear and see how testing goes.
“It’s a very different beast with no traction control, no ABS, it’s not what I’m used to and the Pirelli tyres are hard, so trying to avoid locking up is quite tricky.”
Mowlem and Grimes will be joined by another one-off United Autosports entry for Sir Chris Hoy and Young Driver Initiative winner, Sandy Mitchell.
Nielsen Racing will expand to three cars after running a single entry for newly crowned champions Colin Noble and Alasdair Mccaig at Snetterton. Jamie Spence and Jason Rish over are set to return for the first time since Spa, with Formula Ford ace Michael Vergers and Khaled Al Mudhaf joining the championship in a third car. After having five entries at Snetterton, the series is expecting to have around nine at Donington Park’s finale.